PCHS boys improve to 4-0 with victory over Central

Pirate girls fall vs. Red Devils

GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community High School split a girls/boys basketball doubleheader on Friday, Dec. 15 vs. Central High School of Corinth in a pair Class C North/Penobscot Valley Conference matchups. The girls fell by a score of 55-42 to Central while the Pirate boys won 64-49 to improve to 4-0 at the start of the season.

The PCHS boys (the team now has four wins after going 6-12 and earning the 13th and final spot in the Class C North tournament last season) broke the game open with a 20-8 second quarter to go from leading 19-15 after the opening eight minutes to 39-23 at the half.

Four of the Pirates’ starting five reached double figures in scoring. Sophomore Noah Kain led his team with 17 points in the game, including five shots from behind the 3-point line. He connected on two of these in the second quarter and had another shot from the low post for eight of his 17 points in the second quarter to pace the 20-8 advantage which had point contributions from all five who together accounted for all 64 PCHS points.

Senior Scott Chadbourne recorded 15 points for the Pirates and sophomore Brady Gaw was right behind with 14. Freshman Chase Lander had 12 with these all coming on four 3-pointers. Senior Ben Higgins added six points as PCHS kept Central winless at 0-3.

Red Devil junior Jakson Pollock led all players with 24 points, nearly half of his team’s 49 total, with 14 of these coming in the second half. He had 15 more than the next closest Red Devil.

In the girls’ contest Central — coached by PCHS Athletic Hall of Famer Jamie Russell — built a 31-17 lead at the half to help earn the 55-42 victory. Red Devil sophomore Mary Allen led everyone between both games at 26 points with nine shots from the floor and she had a 7-of-9 free throw shooting performance as her team improved to 2-1.

PCHS fell to 0-3 on the young season. The team started five underclassmen from a roster featuring one senior and just two upperclassmen. Pirates would score a 2023-24-high in points as PCHS edged the Red Devils in second half scoring at 25-24.

Sophomore center Ava Goulette led the team with 18 points, having 12 in the opening half and picking up her nine field goals on either shots from the low post or on offensive rebounds. Goulette grabbed nine total rebounds.

Sophomore Brookie Hunt got to double figures with 11 points as she and Goulette accounted for 29 of their team’s 42. Freshman Reese Starbird had eight points with all coming in the second half, while also picking up 14 rebounds, and sophomore Hope Hunt added five points.

The teams are scheduled to play again with a doubleheader on Tuesday, Jan. 18 down Route 15 in Corinth as the girls are set to tip off at 5 p.m. with the boys game to follow.